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Spotted Hyena Sighting Benchmarks

Full objective breakdown across 6 destinations. Scores reflect the actual monthly encounter probabilities from SafariDex sightings data.

Visibility Across All Hubs

Peak (80+)
High (60+)
Moderate (40+)
Low (25+)
Incidental (10+)
Destination HubJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Masai Mara National Reservekenya
82
84
80
68
66
80
88
92
92
86
78
80
Etosha National Parknamibia
45
42
45
50
60
75
85
90
92
90
62
48
Serengeti National Parktanzania
90
92
88
72
70
85
88
90
92
90
85
88
Ngorongoro Conservation Areatanzania
78
80
75
65
68
80
88
90
90
86
78
76
Kruger National ParkSouth Africa
70
68
64
58
68
78
85
88
86
76
64
68
Okavango Deltabotswana
52
54
56
62
70
78
82
80
76
70
58
54
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Objective Data

These numbers are derived from actual sightseeing records and historical abundance data for spotted hyena in the specific park.

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Monthly Trends

Seasons play a huge role. In some parks, sightings are 10x more likely in the dry season when wildlife gathers at waterholes.

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Destination Hubs

While a species might exist in 100 parks, we only track the primary Hubs where sighting potential is professional-grade.